𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭" 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨

What Now?

||~Annabeth~||
"So... what do we do now?" I ask.

"Honestly, I thought you'd be the one with a plan, 'Athena always has a plan', remember?" Piper says, looking at me.

I narrow my eyes at her, "I don't always have a plan, alright?!"

She looks at me with such hurt, that it makes me recoil slightly. "Wait-- I didn't mean to yell at you. I just--" I sigh, "I'm just scared. I don't want Percy to- to-" I can't even say it.

I don't want to think about it.

"Annabeth... we gotta face it though, what if we don't have another way to set Percy free from Ouranos? We'd have to kill him," Luke tells me, sitting beside me on Percy's bed.

"Or he'd kill himself."

||~Percy~||
Little Hero, we can do great things together. Just allow me to take control. Stop fighting me.

But why? You'll hurt my friends regardless of what you say, I'm not letting you hurt anyone.

Oh, but it is okay if you hurt them?

What? When have I --

Bianca DiAngelo. Charles Beckendorf. Silena Beauguard. Luke Castellan. So many more you have hurt, so many more you have killed. If you had not been born, they would have never died. It is your fault, you know. They may forgive, but they never forget.

I look down at the water to stare at my reflection, but my eyes widen when I see white instead of jet black hair. Sky blue eyes with gold pupils instead of sea-green with black pupils.

I touch my face, but my reflection does not copy the movement. It smirks at me, teeth sharp like the Chimera I fought when I was twelve.

Little Hero, it is best if you just join me. We can fix the world together. We can rebuild it, save it. Your friends will not be harmed, not under my watch. But I cannot guarantee their safety if you do not join me. They will be killed, one by one, due to your refusal. Do you truly want that?

No! Of course not!

Then join me. Fight for my cause. Fight for me.

I stare at my reflection in the water, unable to look away like Narcissus.

I will give you two days before sundown to decide. If you do not decide before then, I will decide for you.

My reflection returns to as it is supposed to look.

A/N
Unfortunately(again), I will not be posting much anymore. So far, both books of mine will be on hiatus, occasionally updated. So sorry, guys! Things have been going really bad lately.